Here’s how churches observed Good Friday | Sunday Observer

Here’s how churches observed Good Friday

12 April, 2020
A nun sits among empty pews at the Good Friday celebration at the Mother Teresa cathedral in Pristina, Kosovo on Good Friday.
A nun sits among empty pews at the Good Friday celebration at the Mother Teresa cathedral in Pristina, Kosovo on Good Friday.

BERLIN, April 11. (CNN) - Churches across the world are celebrating the Good Friday differently this year.

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread around the world, churches are finding alternative ways to commemorate the day Jesus Christ was crucified.

Worshipers in Germany attended service at a drive-in movie theater, with the actual service playing on the radio.In Indonesia, worshipers celebrated by live streaming a service.

In Washington, DC, and London, church leaders held a service via live stream.Pope Francis presided over a Good Friday ceremony at St. Peter’s Square in The Vatican despite lockdown measures in Italy.

A small group met at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which went up in flames last year, and held a 40-minute service. Some of the attendees wore hazmat suits and masks.

 

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